The Practice of Choosing an External Provider in the Home

question 14

Multiple Choice

The practice of choosing an external provider in the home country or in a nearby country is referred to as

• A) homeshoring
• B) homesourcing
• C) nearshoring
• D) nearsourcing
• E) backsourcing

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Definitions:

Novation

The act of replacing an existing obligation with a new one, effectively transferring the rights and duties to a third party.

Liquidated Damages

A contractual provision that determines in advance the amount of damages to be paid if a party breaches the contract.

Breaching Party

The party in a contract who fails to fulfill their contractual obligations, thereby violating the agreement.

Objective Impossibility

A situation where it is not possible to carry out a contract's obligations due to uncontrollable external circumstances.